Emily in Paris
20207.6tv
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New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.
New passions. New fashions. New Emily? A plucky American marketing whiz spreads her wings in life and love after landing her dream job in Paris.
Emily in Paris is primarily a “comfort watch” – the type of show, depressingly, that isn’t supposed to be good, whose plot doesn’t really matter that much, and which provides soothing escapism just by washing over you with its low-stakes, glossy aesthetic.In the first episode of series four, Emily in Paris shows us just how much it’s lost faith in our attention spans by providing a very meta series three recap via a TikTok video made by one of the characters, that also serves to create a brand crisis for Emily. As with any good comfort-watch, the stakes are low.
As the season progresses, Emily’s sunny nonchalance becomes her—and the show’s—strong suit. She laughs at her faux pas. She notices but doesn’t dwell on her co-workers’ criticisms. She moves past a breakup with ease.Perhaps that’s the ultimate fantasy of Emily in Paris: peace of mind. American Millennials, in reality, have been saddled with an uncertain future of economic turmoil and climate change. But Star has given Emily a lifestyle of blissful unreality—and allowed himself the privilege of dispensing with real-life matters.
